{"id":1978,"date":"2021-01-29T13:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2024-01-11T06:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T06:38:12","slug":"how-to-add-subtitles-to-youtube-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/how-to-add-subtitles-to-youtube-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Subtitles to Your YouTube Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Closed captions are important additions to your YouTube videos for several reasons. First, they allow you to reach more viewers, such as those who speak another language. YouTube translates closed captions to respective audiences through Google Translate. Secondly, captions will enable you to reach deaf and hearing-impaired viewers who require on-screen text. Third, many users watch videos with the sound off and may miss vital dialogue if you don&#8217;t provide captions. In fact, 80% of those who watch videos with captions are neither hearing impaired nor deaf! And fourth, the metadata in your closed captions is indexed by YouTube and shows up in search results, which allows you to reach wider audiences. Adding subtitles can actually help your YouTube rankings!<\/p>\n<p>So now that you are convinced why subtitles are so vital, read on to learn how to add captions to your YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<h2>Why you should write your own subtitles<\/h2>\n<p>You may be surprised by just how many users watch videos with subtitles on and audio off. According to a\u00a0<a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.verizonmedia.com\/insights\/break-sound-barrier-with-digital-video-captioning\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Verizon study<\/a>, 69% of viewers watch videos with the sound muted in public places. In private, that number drops to 25%. But just how many watch an entire video when captions are available? Some 80%! This is a compelling reason to not only include subtitles but to write your own. Take a look at your own video analytics in YouTube Studio to see how your viewers are watching your videos.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube uses Google&#8217;s voice recognition software to write captions, but if you&#8217;ve ever tried it, you know it&#8217;s not an exact science. It&#8217;s likely that words will be misread &#8211; sometimes to comic levels &#8211; and it often misses vital punctuation. While using this service can be a jumping-off point, its disadvantages make writing your own subtitles absolutely necessary. You will also want to add non-verbal subtitles to indicate other sounds such as foley, music and\u00a0<a href="\&quot;https:\/\/artlist.io\/sfx\/\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SFX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is you can let YouTube do the initial heavy lifting with its auto-generated captions. Simply download the .sbv caption file and get to work correcting both timecodes and copy in your text application of choice. Notepad works just fine to edit on Apple devices. Then upload the corrected file, and voila! You have perfectly-synced closed captions.<\/p>\n<h2>How to add subtitles to your YouTube videos<\/h2>\n<p>YouTube Studio has just the tools for creating closed captions. There are three options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Automatically generate captions from your video with YouTube&#8217;s speech recognition software.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Type manually, or&#8230;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Upload a file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1982 size-full\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/artlist.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50706810030e499a48442e031c5e6ca08ad87e84-1.jpg\&quot;" alt=\"660\" width=\"660\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50706810030e499a48442e031c5e6ca08ad87e84-1.jpg 660w, https:\ \ new-blog.artlist.io\ blog\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2021\ 01\ 50706810030e499a48442e031c5e6ca08ad87e84-1-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \ /><\/p>\n<p>To add closed captions on a new video on your\u00a0<a href="\&quot;https:\/\/artlist.io\/blog\/how-to-start-a-youtube-channel\/\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0using auto-sync, follow these instructions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sign in to your\u00a0<a href="\&quot;https:\/\/studio.youtube.com\/\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Studio<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">From the left menu, select Subtitles.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Click the video that you&#8217;d like to edit.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Click\u00a0<strong>Set Language<\/strong>\u00a0and select your language.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Click\u00a0<strong>CONFIRM<\/strong>\u00a0and then\u00a0<strong>ADD LANGUAGE<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To manually type subtitles, do the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Select\u00a0<strong>Type manually<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Play the video and enter your captions. Don&#8217;t forget to add text like [applause] or [thunder] so that viewers know what&#8217;s happening in the video. You can also pause while typing.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Repeat step 5 for more captions, then click\u00a0<strong>PUBLISH<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1983 size-full\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/artlist.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/890b7c6e0fed58c6353ea8d356ff632399f2575c-1.jpg\&quot;" alt=\"adding subtitles to a youtube video\" width=\"712\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/890b7c6e0fed58c6353ea8d356ff632399f2575c-1.jpg 712w, https:\ \ new-blog.artlist.io\ blog\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2021\ 01\ 890b7c6e0fed58c6353ea8d356ff632399f2575c-1-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \ /><\/p>\n<p>To edit captions, click\u00a0<strong>Assign Timings<\/strong>, and you will see the captions contained in boxes with respective time codes. Click the\u00a0<strong>Pause while typing<\/strong>\u00a0box to give yourself time to type while the video plays. Use keyboard shortcuts to speed up the editing process. To fix the timing of subtitles, adjust the bars below the video for length. Click the\u00a0<strong>Save Draft<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Publish<\/strong>\u00a0button when you are satisfied with your edit.<\/p>\n<p>If you are uploading subtitles, follow these directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Select\u00a0<strong>UPLOAD SUBTITLES\/CC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Choose between\u00a0<strong>With Timing<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Without Timing<\/strong>, then select Continue.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Choose a file to upload.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Select Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There are\u00a0<a href="\&quot;https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2734698?hl=en\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-anchor=\"?hl=en\">several formats for subtitles YouTube<\/a>\u00a0allows.<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"124\" class=\"elementor elementor-124\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section 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